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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Foodie Penpals and the Scottish selection

Funny how things happen. Ms Tagalong
was reading a foodie blog written by her second cousin, or is she her
first cousin once removed or even a third cousin? Seems we're
supposed to share the same great-grandparents but that can't be right
as she is a different generation...anyway...

Great restaurant blog about the
Northwest and an interesting initiative called Foodie Penpals caught
Ms Tagalong's eye. Send a box of food, receive a box of food. Sounds
good. Collecting bits and bobs for my penpal from Two Weddings, onebride, was fun and the anticipation waiting for the box from Jen'sPlace was palpable.

Mr Ideasman asked why Ms Tagalong
jumped up so quickly when the postman came to call. Her writing was
faltering as she drifted off into a daydream of delicious delights
from faraway Scotland. Does Miss Jen know Ms Tagalong is not too keen
on haggis?

Near disaster when Miss Jen misses the
post and has to send the parcel first class so that Ms Tagalong
receives it before she zips off to Cornwall. The Royal Mail did their
stuff and the anticipation was over.

Miss Jen's delights were a pack of
oatcakes, (great with cheese advises Miss Jen) a pot of local chilli
jam, a pot of onion marmalade, sweeties reminiscent of a Scottish
childhood. Very sweet, warns Ms Jen, they will probably find Ms
Tagalong's fillings and a jar of rock. Another childhood confection!

Scooping up the products into her
camping box Ms Tagalong vows to try them at the earliest opportunity.

Sitting outside Cotehele a lunch camp
was made, some ripe avocado spread on the oatcakes topped with some
Dorset blue cheese and a blob of chilli jam. Delicious! Ms Tagalong
loved the onion marmalade ,'Bit too much like Branston,' said Mr
Ideasman. What does he know? The chilli jam was a tad too sweet for
Ms Tagalong's taste, she the one liking a bit more oomph to her
chilli.

As for the oatcakes..Ms Tagalong could
eat them until the cows come home, digestive biscuits having been an
all time favourite, the extra oaty texture in these was sublime. Such
a shame they are all gone!

Read all about what I sent to the lovely Sonja on her blog or read more about Foodie Penpals on either this link for the UK or this one if you are in the US. What, not one in Australia, ah well, there's a project for me on my return?